Without an acting chief, the department will have to make a decision in the coming days on who will succeed Williams. But it's too early to think about that.

"The department functions will be discussed at a later date and information will be available within a couple weeks," Putthoff said. "Due to respect, we don't want to go into who's going to do what and position-filling."

Police chief Ken Carpenter, who earlier this year was called to active duty, is expected to return to work with the department on Sept. 22.